Improvement in fastening end-boards in wagons



G. W. DILLER. Fastening for Wagon-End Gates.

N0.-111,915.' Patented J an. 21, 1871.

timid $15M fitted dffim GEORGE W. DILLERQOF ODELL, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TOHIMSELF AND GEORGE B. WOODBURY, OF SAME PLACE.

Letters Patent No. 111,915, dated February 21, 1871.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of theme.

To all whom it may canoe mt:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. DILLER, of Odell, in the county ofLivingston and State of Illinois, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Fastening End-Boards in Wagon-Boxes; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact descriptionthereofiwhich will enable others skilled in the art to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming part ofthis specification.

This invention relates to a new and useful improvement in mode offastening end-boards in the boxes of wagons, and consists in a hingedcleat and staple and hook, connected with the side of the box, arrangedand operating as hereinafter more fully de scribed.

In the accompanying drawing- Figure 1 is a perspective view of anend-board fastened according to my invention.

Figure 2 is a top view.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A is the end-board or gate to the wagon-box. B and G arethe sides, and Dis the bottom of the box.

E is a rod extending through the sides to prevent spreading and hold theend-board down.

F and G are inside cleats, and His an outside cleat, all of which cleatsare fastened to the sideboards.

I is a cleatwhich is hinged to the side-board B, as

side B when the cleat is turned round upon its hinge against theend-board, as seen in fig. 2.

L is a hook on the outside of the side-board B, which books into the eyeor staple K on the outside, and thereby holds the cleats firmly to theside-board, as seen in fig. 2. This efl'ectuallyholds the cleat in placeand completes the fastening. 7

By removing the hook the cleat is readily turned back, which allows theend-board to be removed.

This is asimple and most effectual mode of fastening end-boards towagon-boxes, and its advantages must be apparent to all.

Having thus described my invention,

I claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent- I In combinationwith the end-board of a wagon-box,

the hinged cleat I, staple or eye.K, and hook L, ar-- ranged to operatesubstantially as and for the purposes hercin shown and described.

GEORGE W. DILLER.

Witnesses:

NATHANIEL E. WRIGHT, A. S. PATTEN.

